Majoring in finance and accounting, Sauder alumni Dobrzanski was preparing for a career in corporate management accounting; however his soulful love for indie music significantly shifted his career path. [1]

Dobrzanski shared his entrepreneurship experience with the COMM101 class. In his presentation, Dobrzanski discussed the problems he encountered and how he managed to tackle them along the way. His inspiring success story certainly promotes a degree of self-reflection.

Like any confused undergraduate student, I truly hope university is the place where my passion will be discovered, nurtured and pursued.

Growing up, I have always enjoyed making art. Prior to attending Sauder School of Business, I was also accepted to several reputable art schools. Nevertheless, as a realistic dream catcher, I was terrified of failure, uncertainty and disapproval from others. Therefore I chose the safer path — the debatably more valuable Business degree.

Dobrzanski’s story made me realize, the only ways to live a vivacious life with no regrets are to explore and pursue what makes your heart beat, because passion differentiates a great career from good careers.

The principle to success is simple: You must quit inventing excuses that stops you from taking actions.

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Source:
[1] http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/News/2012/How_a_BCom_led_to_a_career_in_indie_rock